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When the first-gen iPhone was released, with its non-user-replaceable battery, many were interested, and not-so-happy with its battery replacement policy: users had to expect a three-day wait and could lose all their data. You would, of course, get your iPhone bad. Now, with the iPad, Apple has changed course: they don't replace your battery; they replace your iPad.

Here's what the support page concerning the iPad's battery replacement policy says:

[...] If your iPad requires service due to the battery’s diminished ability to hold an electrical charge, Apple will replace your iPad for a service fee. [...]

The service costs $99, plus $6.95 shipping. The total cost is $105.95 per unit.
All fees are in U.S. dollars and are subject to local tax.

Ah, but all is not golden in battery-replacement land: your data will once again not be preserved. Additionally, it will take about a week, the page says, from start to finish.

Naturally, odds are you won't get a new iPad, but a refurbished one. Still, that's not a bad deal, all things considered.